Author Archives: MegaZone

About MegaZone

MegaZone is the Editor of Gizmo Lovers and the chief contributor. He's been online since 1989 and active in several generations of 'social media' - mailing lists, USENet groups, web forums, and since 2003, blogging.    MegaZone has a presence on several social platforms: Google+ / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / LiveJournal / Web.    You can also follow Gizmo Lovers on other sites: Blog / Google+ / Facebook / Twitter.

Do you have a carbon monoxide detector?

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 by MegaZone

I don’t want to get preachy on this, but do you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home? If not, why not? I ask because I very likely would have died Monday night if I didn’t have one in … Continue reading →

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Interesting TiVo mention

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 by MegaZone

SearchNetworking.com has an article about Cisco’s movies into the IP video market which contains a couple of TiVo mentions: Second, the Scientific Atlanta deal helped Cisco find an ally in TiVo, the digital video recording company. “The combination of Scientific … Continue reading →

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TiVo opens Chicago office, adds two high level execs

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo is opening a new Chicago sales office in response to increased demand for interactive ad services. At the same time, TiVo hired Jeff Stettin to be Vice President of National Ad Sales. Stettin, who was formerly VP of Integrated … Continue reading →

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Could relations between TiVo and EchoStar being thawing?

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 by MegaZone

Rapid TV News has an interesting article on the relationship between TiVo and EchoStar. One market analyst, Bear Stearns’ Kunal Madhukar, summed up the situation by saying he was “incredibly optimistic” that EchoStar’s DISH platform and TiVo would shortly wrap … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters of the Blu kind

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 by MegaZone

Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind hit Blu-ray Disc in the form of the 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition. While it also hit DVD, the BD release has exclusive features: Both the Blu-ray Disc(TM) and the DVD … Continue reading →

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